Posted on 04/09/2016 5:54:40 AM PDT by C19fan
“Great shot, kid! That was one in a million!” Han Solo famously tells Luke Skywalker after the latter blows up the first Death Star.
But that’s not exactly right. It’s more like one in every third Star Wars movie.
The debut teaser trailer for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is out, and it seems gritty, action-packed, and pretty great — at first glance, even more promising than “The Force Awakens.” But the hitch, it seems, is that we’ll once again be subjected to the laziest plotline in the Star Wars narrative: the menace of the Death Star (or the menace of the Death Star-like star-killing space station.)
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The entire “Star Wars” franchise is badly written. Weak plots. Weak characters. Weak dialogue. Weak acting.
It’s a cultural phenomenon, sure. But it’s low quality. Always has been.
What, no Sun Crusher like from the “extended universe” that Lucas hates?
LOL! I agree. It was the worst part of The Force Awakens.
Lazy plot device is right - sort of like how the Daleks show up in every third or so Dr. Who. “Daleks! Run! Run now! Run for the next 40 minutes!”
“The entire “Star Wars” franchise is badly written. Weak plots. Weak characters. Weak dialogue. Weak acting.
It’s a cultural phenomenon, sure. But it’s low quality. Always has been.”
Yeah your right. NO ONE will EVER go see those movies. They will be epic failures that will never be seen by anyone.
Star Wars plot lines are as predicable and consistent as James Bond movie. It’s what sells.
I was a little disappointed about the Death Star theme; however, I did thoroughly enjoy the movie. I loved watching it with my son. Seeing the Mellenium Falcon resurrected plus the original characters was great. It was much better than episodes I-III. The character death (I won’t spoil it) was upsetting, but the powers that be understand that these decisions need to be made. Anyway, I can’t wait for the next one!
Low quality sells really well. I never said it didn’t.
I merely said it was low-quality.
Darth Vader: Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
“The entire “Star Wars” franchise is badly written. Weak plots. Weak characters. Weak dialogue. Weak acting.
It’s a cultural phenomenon, sure. But it’s low quality. Always has been”
Live long and prosper my friend.
Well, at least they did not feature “KHAN, KHAAANN, KHAAANN!!”
Of course, one could point out that the 3 worst Star Wars movies didn’t involve a super weapon. (the prequels)
I’d bet the Russians and the Chinese are already working on one. Hope we don’t have a Space Pearl Harbor.
Weak characters?
Really, it seemed like Jones and Crushing were born to play those roles.
In comparison, Adam Driver in “The Force Awakens” was an absolute embarrassment.
Rogue One will “revisit” an earlier time in the Star Wars universe - back around the time of Episode 4. That’s why Mon Mothma is there. The central character of the film - Jyn Erso - may be Rey’s mother. In other words, they’re tying all of the Star Wars films together using new characters that flesh out the story and create new pathways for money making films.
That’s pretty smart if you ask me. Also, Star Wars fans WANT to see the stuff that made them fans in the first place - like Darth Vader and the Death Star.
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